Job Gerald H. Wilson [Text]

Machine derived contents note: Table of Contents Foreword xi Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 ?1 Introducing Job (Job 1:1-5) 17 ?2 In the Presence of Yahweh (Job 1:6-12) 22 ?3 The First Test: Loss and Destruction (Job 1:13-22) 26 ?4 Return to the Presence of Yahweh (Job 2:1-6) 29 ?5 The Second Test: Personal Suffering (Job 2:7-10) 31 ?6 Silent Comfort: Job's Three Friends (Job 2:11-13) 33 ?7 Job's Protest out of Pain: Opening Curse (Job 3:1-10) 35 ?8 Job's Protest out of Pain: Questioning Lament (Job 3:11-26) 39 ?9 Trust in Your Piety (Job 4:1-6) 43 ?10 Aphoristic Support (Job 4:7-11) 45 ?11 Dream a Little Dream (Job 4:12-21) 47 ?12 Born to Trouble (Job 5:1-7) 50 ?13 Trust in a Merciful God (Job 5:8-16) 53 ?14 Blessings of Divine Correction (Job 5:17-27) 55 ?15 Impatience Justified (Job 6:1-13) 58 ?16 Fickle Friendship (Job 6:14-23) 61 ?17 Show Me! (Job 6:24-30) 64 ?18 Hard Service (Job 7:1-5) 66 ?19 The Fragility of Life (Job 7:6-10) 68 ?20 The Temptation of Death (Job 7:11-16) 70 ?21 Enough of Divine "Care"! (Job 7:17-21) 72 ?22 Does God Pervert Justice? (Job 8:1-7) 73 ?23 Trust Ancient Tradition (Job 8:8-10) 76 ?24 Weeds in the Garden (Job 8:11-19) 78 ?25 Retribution Will Work (Job 8:20-22) 82 ?26 How Can a Mortal Be Righteous before God? (Job 9:1-4) 83 ?27 Intimidation by Divine Power (Job 9:5-13) 86 ?28 Loss of Confidence in Divine Justice (Job 9:14-24) 90 ?29 The Futility of Innocence (Job 9:25-31) 94 ?30 The Lack of Divine Parity Undermines Justice (Job 9:32-35) 96 ?31 Determination to Press On (Job 10:1-2) 99 ?32 The Non-carnate God (Job 10:3-7) 101 ?33 Divine Care Overshadowed by Pain (Job 10:8-17) 105 ?34 The Approach of Death (Job 10:18-22) 110 ?35 Zophar (Job 11:1) 111 ?36 Call to Refute Job (Job 11:2-6) 112 ?37 The Limitless Mysteries of God (Job 11:7-10) 116 ?38 Warning and Hope (Job 11:11-20) 118 ?39 Job's Equal Wisdom (Job 12:1-3) 122 ?40 The Contempt of Those at Ease (Job 12:4-6) 124 ?41 The Creation Gives Testimony (Job 12:7-10) 126 ?42 God's Power Confounds Human Wisdom (Job 12:11-25) 128 ?43 Worthless Physicians (Job 13:1-12) 135 ?44 I Will Defend My Ways (Job 13:13-19) 140 ?45 Desire for Fair Hearing (Job 13:20-22) 144 ?46 Accusation against God (Job 13:23-28) 145 ?47 The Brevity of Human Life (Job 14:1-6) 148 ?48 Metaphors from Nature (Job 14:7-12) 152 ?49 Erosion of Hope (Job 14:13-22) 155 ?50 Sin Prompts Your Mouth (Job 15:1-6) 159 ?51 Aged Counsel (Job 15:7-13) 162 ?52 Human Corruption (Job 15:14-16) 166 ?53 Deserved Torment (Job 15:17-35) 167 ?54 Miserable Comforters (Job 16:1-6) 174 ?55 In the Clutches of the Wicked (Job 16:7-11) 176 ?56 Attacked by God (Job 16:12-14) 178 ?57 Sackcloth and Mourning (Job 16:15-17) 180 ?58 Hope for Intercession (Job 16:18-22) 182 ?59 Surrounded by Mockers (Job 17:1-5) 185 ?60 A Byword to Everyone (Job 17:6-10) 188 ?61 Where Is My Hope? (Job 17:11-16) 190 ?62 Opening Criticism (Job 18:1-4) 193 ?63 The Fate of the Wicked (Job 18:5-21) 196 ?64 God Has Wronged Me (Job 19:1-6) 201 ?65 Among God's Enemies (Job 19:7-12) 203 ?66 Loathsome to My Brothers (Job 19:13-20) 205 ?67 Yearning for Redemption (Job 19:21-27) 207 ?68 Judgment for the Hunters (Job 19:28-29) 211 ?69 Rejection of Discipline (Job 20:1-3) 213 ?70 The Premature Death of the Wicked (Job 20:4-11) 214 ?71 The Gluttony of Wickedness (Job 20:12-23) 216 ?72 A Certain End (Job 20:24-29) 220 ?73 The Inexplicable Prosperity of the Wicked (Job 21:1-16) 222 ?74 God Annuls Retribution (Job 21:17-21) 230 ?75 Death, an Inadequate Punishment (Job 21:22-34) 234 ?76 No Gain for God (Job 22:1-5) 239 ?77 Direct Accusations (Job 22:6-11) 242 ?78 Job among the Wicked (Job 22:12-20) 245 ?79 Submit and Be at Peace (Job 22:21-30) 248 ?80 Taking God to Court (Job 23:1-7) 254 ?81 Faith in Spite of an Invisible God (Job 23:8-12) 259 ?82 Fear and Determination (Job 23:13-17) 262 ?83 No Time Set for Judgment (Job 24:1-17) 265 ?84 The Fate of the Wicked (Job 24:18-25) 275 ?85 God Is in Control, Humans Are Unrighteous Maggots (Job 25:1-6) 280 ?86 Sarcastic Introduction (Job 26:1-4) 282 ?87 A Maggot's View of God's Power (Job 26:5-14) 284 ?88 Job's Vow of Continued Integrity (Job 27:1-6) 288 ?89 Friends Consigned to Fate of the Wicked (Job 27:7-12) 292 ?90 Utter Destruction of the Wicked/Friends (Job 27:13-23) 295 ?91 Excursus: A Poem of the Elusive Nature of Wisdom (Job 28:1-28) 299 ?92 Humans Uncover the Earth's Most Hidden Riches (Job 28:1-11) 301 ?93 Wisdom Remains Elusive (Job 28:12-19) 305 ?94 The Way to Wisdom (Job 28:20-28) 308 ?95 Longing for God's Intimate Presence (Job 29:1-6) 312 ?96 Longing for Community Respect (Job 29:7-17) 315 ?97 Longing for a Fruitful Life (Job 29:18-20) 319 ?98 Longing for Community Influence (Job 29:21-25) 321 ?99 Mocked by the Banished (Job 30:1-8) 323 ?100 Abandoned by God and Beset by Terrors (Job 30:9-15) 327 ?101 God the Enemy (Job 30:16-23) 330 ?102 Concluding Lament (Job 30:24-31) 332 ?103 Introduction: God Is Judge of Wicked (Job 31:1-4) 334 ?104 The First Disavowal: Deceit and Greed (Job 31:5-8) 337 ?105 The Second Disavowal: Adulterous Lust (Job 31:9-12) 339 ?106 The Third Disavowal: Inequity and Injustice (Job 31:13-15) 341 ?107 The Fourth Disavowal: Lack of Compassion (Job 31:16-23) 343 ?108 The Fifth Disavowal: Trusting Wealth and Other Gods (Job 31:24-28) 348 ?109 The Sixth Disavowal: Inhospitality and Secret Sin (Job 31:29-34) 350 ?110 Desire for a Day in Court (Job 31:35-37) 352 ?111 The Seventh Disavowal: Abuse of Land and Tenants (Job 31:38-40) 354 ?112 Excursus: The Friends Conclude and Elihu Begins (Job 32:1-37:24) 357 ?113 Connecting Links (Job 32:1-5) 360 ?114 The Wisdom of Youth (Job 32:6-10) 363 ?115 Refusal to Wait (Job 32:11-16) 365 ?116 Compulsion to Speak (Job 32:17-22) 367 ?117 Validity of the Speaker (Job 33:1-7) 369 ?118 Summary of Job's Claims (Job 33:8-13) 371 ?119 Rebuttal: God Speaks in Visions (Job 33:14-18) 374 ?120 Rebuttal: God Chastens with Pain (Job 33:19-22) 376 ?121 Restoration through Repentance (Job 33:23-30) 377 ?122 Remain Silent, Learn Wisdom (Job 33:31-33) 379 ?123 Introduction: Advice to Sages (Job 34:1-4) 381 ?124 Summary of Job's Claims (Job 34:5-9) 383 ?125 Rebuttal: God Does No Wrong (Job 34:10-12) 385 ?126 Who Appoints the Judge on Whom All Depend? (Job 34:13-15) 387 ?127 The Judge of Kings and Princes (Job 34:16-20) 388 ?128 God Sees What All Humans Do (Job 34:21-30) 390 ?129 Confession Required for Restoration (Job 34:31-33) 392 ?130 Conclusion: Job's Sin of Rebellion (Job 34:34-37) 394 ?131 What Profit for God? (Job 35:1-3) 396 ?132 Rebuttal: An Unaffected God (Job 35:4-8) 397 ?133 The Cries of the Wicked Go Unanswered (Job 35:9-16) 398 ?134 True Words from Elihu (Job 36:1-4) 400 ?135 God Is Mighty in Retribution (Job 36:5-15) 402 ?136 Wooing and Warning Job (Job 36:16-21) 405 ?137 Exalting God (Job 36:22-25) 407 ?138 God of the Storm (Job 36:26-33) 409 ?139 The Power of God as Storm (Job 37:1-13) 412 ?140 God's Wonders, Job's Ignorance (Job 37:14-20) 416 ?141 The Splendor of God's Coming (Job 37:21-24) 418 ?142 Excursus: God's Appearance and Examination of Job 420 ?143 Introduction (Job 38:1-3) 422 ?144 Foundations of the Earth (Job 38:4-7) 426 ?145 Limitations for the Seas (Job 38:8-11) 428 ?146 A Purified Earth (Job 38:12-15) 430 ?147 Beneath the Earth (Job 38:16-18) 431 ?148 Above the Earth (Job 38:19-30) 433 ?149 Authority in the Heavens (Job 38:31-33) 435 ?150 Authority over All the Earth (Job 38:34-38) 437 ?151 Languishing Lions and Ravenous Ravens (Job 38:39-41) 439 ?152 The Mountain Goats and Birthing Deer (Job 39:1-4) 440 ?153 The Freedom of the Wild Donkey (Job 39:5-8) 441 ?154 The Wild Ox (Job 39:9-12) 442 ?155 The Ostrich (Job 39:13-18) 443 ?156 The Horse (Job 39:19-25) 445 ?157 The Hawk and Eagle (Job 39:26-30) 447 ?158 Job's Non-response (Job 40:1-5) 449 ?159 A Renewed Challenge (Job 40:6-8) 452 ?160 The Limits of Human Power (Job 40:9-14) 454 ?161 Beastly Behemoth (Job 40:15-24) 456 ?162 Elusive Leviathan (Job 41:1-34) 459 ?163 Job's Final Concession (42:1-6) 465 ?164 Excursus: The Epilogue: Resetting the Clock (Job 42:7-17) 469 ?165 Intercession for the Three Friends (Job 42:7-9) 471 ?166 The Restoration of Job (Job 42:10-15) 474 ?167 The Death of Job, Full of Years (Job 42:16-17) 477 For Further Reading 479 Subject Index 481 Scripture Index 000.